Valentine’s dinner served aboard a vintage rail car is one of the most unique dining experiences you will have at our 6th Annual Romance at the RailPark. Step back in time for a nostalgic evening with a 1920s flair in celebration of the Roaring 20s!
Our grand L&N Depot lobby will be host to live music inspired by the 1920s. Sip on local wines by Reid’s Livery Winery. Many of their wines boast international medal awards and will pair perfectly with your dinner. Also get a complimentary keepsake photo to capture the essence of the evening. “Singin’ In the Rain” will show in our private theater. You will never forget the night you climbed aboard the 1949 Duncan Hines Dining Car and enjoyed a fantastic evening!
When making your reservation, you will be able to select a dinner option of Chicken Piccata, Beef Medallions or Butter Crusted Tilapia. Entrees will be accompanied with a dinner salad, green beans almandine, twice-baked potatoes and bread. Followed up with dessert options of Chocolate Seduction Pie or scratch-made Cheesecake, all prepared by Cambridge Market & Café.
Add roses, a bottle of wine and more. We will be glad to talk with you about ways to make your experience extra special. Reservations are required and should be made early as this event has sold out every year. Special thanks go to our sponsor WNKY-TV.
Dinner Times:
February 14 & 15
4:00pm, 5:30pm and 7:15pm
Movie Times:
February 14 & 15
5:30pm
Our vintage rail cars are available for any special event imaginable. Private parties, corporate outings, employee appreciation dinners, and bus groups can be accommodated. Imagine being surrounded in warmth, history and charm. We specialize in distinctive and unforgettable events, an escape from the ordinary. Let your imagination and our experience create the “Perfect Event.”
Magic Dinner & Bourbon
An evening of bourbon, magic and dinner for the bourbon curious and bourbon experienced!
Join us for a very special and illustrious evening as we host our first show of its kind. Magic Dinner & Bourbon promises an evening filled with fine food and drink as you experience a most enchanting encounter with the extraordinary. Illusion and mystery begin the moment you step foot inside the L&N Depot.
Your evening will include pre-dinner tours of the historic rail cars and museum. A three-course buffet, including a Prime Rib Carving Station, will be prepared by the Chef de Cuisine. You will be greeted with a complimentary cocktail. A cash bar will also be available for additional libations.
Sit back for a full evening Magic Show plus tableside entertainment by Magician Darshwood. Then you will be treated to a bourbon tasting featuring Larceny Bourbon. The five-flight tasting presentation is with a representative from our event sponsor Heaven Hill Distilleries. The tasting will include some of their most sought-after bourbons including Larceny Bourbon.
Up for grabs will be a select few auction items from Heaven Hill and other distilleries including bourbon experiences benefiting the Historic RailPark & Train Museum, along with a few other surprises from our friends at Larceny!!!
Make the evening extra festive when you put on your best 1920s attire for a night of fantastic fun. Flapper dresses, fedoras and bowties are sure to put you in the mood to celebrate the 1920s with us.
This is an event that ought not to be passed up on. Make haste and do not dawdle for seating is VERY limited. Tickets are $79 per person for open seating. Reserved seating for four and eight are available. You must be 21 years of age or older with valid identification to enter the event.
Sip & Putt Scramble
Sip, sample and putt your way through the RailPark for our 3rd Annual Sip & Putt Mini Golf Scramble!
This putt putt mini golf event will be played tournament style. Unlike any other golf event in Bowling Green, our tournament will be held indoors, and participants will have the opportunity to putt not only through our 2-story museum but also in our restored train cars.
Get your four-person team together and join us in our grand lobby where you will enjoy food and libations. Each team will have a table along with scorecards, putters and balls. Teams will play a 9+ hole challenge.
Once your team completes the putting course, you will convene back to the lobby to turn in scorecards and for a last opportunity to bid on silent auction items. Awards will be given in several categories including an overall winning team, and a winning corporate challenge team will be named.
This year we are offering two tournament times. Daytime tournament will be offered with lunch provided. Evening play will include dinner. Tournament information for both daytime and evening play is available online at HistoricRailPark.com
Individual tickets are $35, teams are $140 and may register online, by calling us at 270-745-7317, by visiting us in person at 401 Kentucky Street in downtown Bowling Green, KY, or checking us out on social media.
Event sponsorship is available for companies as well as individuals and includes team registration fee. Hole sponsorships start at just $500 and get you a discounted team fee. The event is a fundraiser hosted by the Historic RailPark & Train Museum.
-by Jamie Johnson
About the Author: Jamie Johnson isExecutive Director of Historic RailPark & Train Museum.
